What we want from modern dance is courage and audacity.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion

You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.

If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything.

I don't believe in guardian angels, " Regine says seriously. "Just people who are there for you and people who aren't.

It is not easy in this world for one person to understand the next one.

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.

Guess who's running for president? Jeb Bush. Jeb was governor of Florida and he speaks fluent Spanish, which raises the question: What language did his brother speak? What was that?

Under ideal conditions, the barrister and the bhangi (sweeper) should both get the same payment.

The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant.

The higher the rope, the more thrilling it is to climb.

I don't want to share my worries - that's for me to know.

I like that you can open up any one of my books anywhere and immediately be lost. I just love them so much.